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Old 02-09-2010, 08:46 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Gatto Nero View Post
I built mine with 3 bags of concrete, which I poured into a duck tape reinforced cardboard box. Mine is in 25' of water, and I didn't want have to do it twice, so I sunk a stainless eye bolt into the middle of it. I built the whole thing on my raft at the shore then floated it out to its final location and pushed it overboard with chain attached. I have a 24' boat at a very windy location and it has never moved as far as I can tell.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but stainless steel was a bad choice and you should not trust the mooring. Google "crevice corrosion on stainless steel".
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